“Mexico was a firestorm, Berk; everything was in doubt.”
“Trust me, Mathias; you and Tara were never truly at risk, Bohannon was never out of our sight or control. Neither were the men around him,” Berkshire lied.
“Bohannon called it, didn’t he; you had us both under surveillance. I should shoot you now.”
Challenging, Berkshire said, “What’s stopping you?”
His passion forced Mathias deep into his chair.
“No, Mathias, you won’t shoot me. If you do, you’ll die an ignominious death. You’ll wallow in self-pity on that ranch of yours in the middle of nowhere. You’ll rot with guilt over your father and the Registan, utterly powerless and useless mucking-out stalls knowing you had a chance to serve your Country, to honor your fallen comrades, to redeem yourself and your father’s legacy. No Mathias: Shoot me, you suffer in a hell of your own creation.”
For a long while, Mathias stayed silent. Finally, painfully, accepting the truth as it was, he said, “I think I’ll have that drink now.”
Berkshire raised his brow. “Alcohol? Can you be trusted?”
“As much as I can’t be trusted.”
“Just so,” Berkshire said with a smile.
Pouring a healthy measure, Berkshire returned to his chair. Having reached an understanding, he extended his own tumbler to Mathias. The men touched glasses.
Raising the tumbler to his lips, Mathias drank. “Just know, Berk, if this goes sideways, it’s a bullet in your brain when you least expect it.”
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THE END
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